Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ is the sharpest arrow in its security quiver


If you’ve been following Apple’s updates for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura, you already know that the company is upping its security game. It’s replacing passwords with passkeys, and will even introduce Safety Check — an emergency feature that aims to

What the hell is a ‘sand battery?’ And why am I so damn excited?


When you think of energy solutions, you might not imagine 100 tonnes of builders’ sand piled inside a huge silo. But one company has actually found that sand can be the secret sauce to energy storage, as it can store heat for months.  How do

Developers! Here’s how to create a side project that gets you noticed


This article was originally published on .cult by Jurn Van Wissen. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories from

Autonomous vehicles are a dream for drug smugglers — and the law must prepare


Level 5 autonomous vehicles (AVs) will allow shipping companies to significantly decrease their costs and their liability as they will no longer need long-haul truck drivers. However, this also applies to smugglers. Trafficking of drugs, pe

No, a Chinese automaker isn’t selling more EVs than Tesla


The Tesla haters were out in full force this morning with news that Chinese automaker BYD had toppled Tesla to become the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles. There’s just one problem — it isn’t true. Publications from Financial Time

How L-Acoustics brings the sweet sound of spatial audio to the masses


For most of our lives, stereo has been the primary way of rendering the music we consume. Immersive audio systems like surround sound have been around for decades, but immersive audio content has been rare outside of TV and film. But perhaps that shouldn

IBM’s gobbling up AI companies left and right — and we love it


Big Blue’s been on a buying spree lately with Databand.ai, a big data startup, becoming its latest acquisition. Don’t blink. If you do, you might miss another huge IBM buyout. Up front: Big data is a big deal. Less than a decade ago, many businesses were manually ent

No, a Chinese automaker isn’t selling more EVs than Tesla


The Tesla haters were out in full force this morning with news that Chinese automaker BYD had toppled Tesla to become the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles. There’s just one problem — it isn’t true. Publications from Financial Time

Meta’s new open-source AI takes step towards a universal language translator


Meta has taken another step towards creating a universal language translator. The company has open-sourced an AI model that translates over 200 languages — many of which aren’t supported by existing systems. The research is part of a Meta initiative launched earl

This badass tool makes advanced YouTube searches a breeze


YouTube has succeeded in making life difficult for its users. It ruins your groove with annoying in-video ads. It constantly bugs you to go premium. And it makes searching for anything specific, well, a challenge. Yes, you can apply filters to your search, b


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